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November 27, 2012 10:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Memorial Healthcare System Launches Online Newsroom with Features for
Consumers and Journalists

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Memorial Healthcare System, the fifth largest public healthcare system
in the country, has launched a new online newsroom
on its website MHS.net that provides the latest hospital news and
information, including research, medical technologies and innovative
treatments available.

“Our goal is to better serve both consumers and journalists who are
searching for medical information and experts, while also increasing our
team’s ability to assist media with specialized requests”

The site, which can also be accessed directly at (http://news.mhs.net/)
provides journalists and consumers with a one-stop-shop host of
resources, including press releases and links to other institutional
resources such as annual reports and e-newsletters. Other features
include subject-matter experts, story ideas, downloadable medical expert
videos and the ability to register to receive e-mail alerts and RSS
feeds.

Since its launch, the newsroom
has highlighted some of Memorial’s major news, which has included its
own Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital 20th anniversary, the
touching stories of two children who received heart transplants and are
now thriving, and other institutional updates.

The online newsroom
allows visitors to download or request medical stories or
physician/expert interviews on video. It will have logos and other
institutional images and access to other content through the company’s
social media channels on Facebook,
and YouTube.
The search functionality also makes it easier to filter and find
information according to a specific subject matter or timeframe.

“Our goal is to better serve both consumers and journalists who are
searching for medical information and experts, while also increasing our
team’s ability to assist media with specialized requests,” said Kerting
Baldwin, director of Corporate Communications.

Memorial Healthcare System is the fifth-largest public healthcare system
in the country. It is a national leader in quality care and patient
satisfaction and is ranked on Modern Healthcare magazine’s list
of Best Places to Work in Healthcare. Its facilities include Memorial
Regional Hospital, Memorial Regional Hospital South, Joe DiMaggio
Children’s Hospital, Memorial Hospital West, Memorial Hospital Miramar,
Memorial Hospital Pembroke and Memorial Manor nursing home. For more
information, visit mhs.net.